Student Attitudes toward Sex Offender Policies and Laws

Autor/inn/en	Wiersma, Beth A.; Siedschlaw, Kurt D.
Titel	Student Attitudes toward Sex Offender Policies and Laws
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 50 (2016) 2, S.143-152 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Violence; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Crime Prevention; Federal Legislation; State Legislation; Student Surveys; Undergraduate Students; Criminal Law; Justice; Student Attitudes; Likert Scales; Nebraska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Bundesrecht; Landesrecht; Schülerbefragung; Strafrecht; Gerechtigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Likert-Skala
Abstract	Beginning with the passage of The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act in 1994 and Megan's Law in 1996, the federal government and states have passed numerous pieces of legislation to control and restrict those convicted of sex offenses. This study surveyed the attitudes of undergraduate students toward sex offender policies and laws. Students indicated strong support for sex offender registration, community notification, residence restrictions, and treatment for sex offenders. There was less support for surgical and chemical castration but the majority of the students support the use of the death penalty for repeat sex offenders. The perspective of the college student today will greatly shape the understanding and attitudes towards the issues related to sex offender policies and laws in the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01